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Burkina Faso

Kabore shakes up small-scale gold mining

For many years, this sector, which generates several billion FCFA, benefited from the protective patronage of Blaise Compaore.

Subscribers only Politics 12.12.2018

Roch Kabore to receive honorary degree

During his official visit to Paris from 16 to 18 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.12.2018

Endeavour's busy exploration schedule for 2019

The gold producer's exploration teams are expected to ramp up their activities in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Guinea.

Subscribers only Mining 04.12.2018

Oumarou Idani adds muscle to ministry with local recruits

Ouagadougou's minister of mines Oumarou Idani is on a crusade [...]

Subscribers only Mining 04.12.2018

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Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

For many years regulars at the Val de Grace military hospital in Paris, African heads of state are now increasingly likely to get their check-ups in Saudi Arabia, Morocco or Israel rather than checking into a clinic in the French [...]

Subscribers only Politics 28.11.2018

Blaise Compaore raises ‘Soro situation' with Ouattara

According to our sources, Alassane Ouattara met with Blaise Compaore on 26 November to discuss the as yet unclear strategy [...]

Subscribers only Politics 28.11.2018

New government planes courtesy of Liza Transport

The Burkinabe authorities are making increasing use of aircraft belonging [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.11.2018

Societe generale Burkina Faso courts Beijing

Societe generale Burkina Faso (SGBF), a subsidiary of Societe Generale [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.11.2018

Karpower and Aksa forging Ankara's position on the continent

Erdogan's proactive African policy is opening doors and opportunities for the two power giants.

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2018

Newgenco and Pegasus swoop in on Dablo platinum and nickel

Australian buddies Pegasus Metals and Newgenco Group completed in October the transaction to join forces to explore the Burkinabe Dablo [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.11.2018

Madrid earns its stripes in Sahel

Spain is stepping up its presence in the sub-region. Here's how.

Subscribers only Politics 14.11.2018

DP World goes prospecting

In parallel with its project to construct as of 2019 [...]

Subscribers only Business 14.11.2018

Ebomaf pips Sogea-Satom to post in Ouagadougou

The Burkinabe construction firm Ebomaf has won the contract for [...]

Subscribers only Business 14.11.2018

Ecomof ready for launch?

The Ecowas Mining & Petroleum Forum & Exhibition (Ecomof) in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.11.2018

Malian Cheick Fantamady Kante ramps up Ouagadougou's mining ambitions

Malian national and World Bank representative in Ouagadougou, Cheick Fantamady [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.11.2018

Lufthansa Cargo ruffles Air France's feathers

An agreement reached with Brussels Airlines means the subsidiary of the German giant can bolster its presence in the sub-region.

Subscribers only Business 31.10.2018

Solway Investment Group eyes Tambao

With the law suit involving the Burkinabe state and the [...]

Subscribers only Business 31.10.2018

President Kabore appoints technocrat to head Sonabhy

Burkinabe president Roch Marc Christian Kabore has picked a senior official to oversee the Societe nationale burkinabe d'hydrocarbures (SONABHY). The [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.10.2018

Kabore appoints a Compaore foe to renewable energies

Often presented as one of the youth leaders of the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.10.2018

Mining brigade gets tougher to appease investors

To convince the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which lent the country $150 million at the start of the year, that [...]

Free access Mining 23.10.2018

OECD calls on Sahel Alliance to acknowledge artisanal mining in its programs to improve regional security

In its recent report entitled "Gold at a crossroads: a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.10.2018

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Moscow's mission creep

Although the security and extractive sectors were its first port of call in francophone Africa, in particular in late 2017, post-Soviet Russia is intending in the very near future to diversify its activities by branching out into other sectors.

Subscribers only Business 17.10.2018

Vladimir Putin has been lobbying for Russian businesses during Ali Bongo's visit in Moscow in July.

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

The first flight of Tchadia Airlines signals the growing influence of the Ethiopian airline in the sub-region.

Subscribers only Business 17.10.2018

Trans-Sahelian: no feasibility study, no money from Beijing

The project to build a rail link of over 6,000 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.10.2018

Cross-border mining railway line to make tracks by early 2019?

During a mid-September meeting, Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kabore [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.10.2018

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Burkina Faso

Kabore shakes up small-scale gold mining

Roch Kabore to receive honorary degree

Endeavour's busy exploration schedule for 2019

Oumarou Idani adds muscle to ministry with local recruits

Spotlight
Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

Blaise Compaore raises ‘Soro situation' with Ouattara

New government planes courtesy of Liza Transport

Societe generale Burkina Faso courts Beijing

Karpower and Aksa forging Ankara's position on the continent

Newgenco and Pegasus swoop in on Dablo platinum and nickel

Madrid earns its stripes in Sahel

DP World goes prospecting

Ebomaf pips Sogea-Satom to post in Ouagadougou

Ecomof ready for launch?

Malian Cheick Fantamady Kante ramps up Ouagadougou's mining ambitions

Lufthansa Cargo ruffles Air France's feathers

Solway Investment Group eyes Tambao

President Kabore appoints technocrat to head Sonabhy

Kabore appoints a Compaore foe to renewable energies

Mining brigade gets tougher to appease investors

OECD calls on Sahel Alliance to acknowledge artisanal mining in its programs to improve regional security

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Moscow's mission creep

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

Trans-Sahelian: no feasibility study, no money from Beijing

Cross-border mining railway line to make tracks by early 2019?

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Burkina Faso

Kabore shakes up small-scale gold mining

Roch Kabore to receive honorary degree

Endeavour's busy exploration schedule for 2019

Oumarou Idani adds muscle to ministry with local recruits

Spotlight Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

Blaise Compaore raises ‘Soro situation' with Ouattara

New government planes courtesy of Liza Transport

Societe generale Burkina Faso courts Beijing

Karpower and Aksa forging Ankara's position on the continent

Newgenco and Pegasus swoop in on Dablo platinum and nickel

Madrid earns its stripes in Sahel

DP World goes prospecting

Ebomaf pips Sogea-Satom to post in Ouagadougou

Ecomof ready for launch?

Malian Cheick Fantamady Kante ramps up Ouagadougou's mining ambitions

Lufthansa Cargo ruffles Air France's feathers

Solway Investment Group eyes Tambao

President Kabore appoints technocrat to head Sonabhy

Kabore appoints a Compaore foe to renewable energies

Mining brigade gets tougher to appease investors

OECD calls on Sahel Alliance to acknowledge artisanal mining in its programs to improve regional security

Spotlight Moscow's mission creep

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

Trans-Sahelian: no feasibility study, no money from Beijing

Cross-border mining railway line to make tracks by early 2019?

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Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

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Moscow's mission creep